Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
674 FZAK51 PAFC 182328 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-191215- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure will linger across the Gulf through Wed. $$ PKZ710-191215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-191215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-191215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-191215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-191215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-191215- Resurrection Bay- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-191215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-191215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-191215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-191215- Port of Valdez- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-191215- Valdez Narrows- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-191215- Valdez Arm- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-191215- Passage Canal- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-191215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-191215- Barren Islands East- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-191215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-191215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-191215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-191215- Chiniak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-191215- Marmot Bay- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-191215- Shelikof Strait- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-191215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-191215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-191215- Kachemak Bay- 328 PM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$